This week the Great British Bake Off contestants were tasked to create an ornamental trifle terrine – but whose baking skills impressed Prue and Paul?

East Anglian Daily Times: Sophie, original ly from Suffolk but now living in Surrey, taking part in the new series of The Great British Bake Off. Photo: Mark Bourdillon / Channel 4Sophie, original ly from Suffolk but now living in Surrey, taking part in the new series of The Great British Bake Off. Photo: Mark Bourdillon / Channel 4 (Image: © Mark Bourdillon/Love Productions/Channel4 (Channel 4 images must not be altered or manipulated in any way) CHANNEL 4 PICTURE)

The budding bakers had four and a half hours to complete the challenge to produce a multi-layered taste sensation.

Former Army officer Sophie Faldo, who was originally from Suffolk, was crowned this week’s star baker, blowing the judges away with her ‘Rasperry, yuzu and white chocolate buche terrine trifle’.

Paul Hollywood said: “Sophie stepped up to the plate and created one of those bakes you want to go back to again and again and again.”

James Hillery from Essex was eliminated from the show after his Union Jack style trifle, named ‘The Missed Silver Jubilee Terrine’, failed to impress.

East Anglian Daily Times: Essex baker James, taking part in The Great British Bake Off this year. Photo: Mark Bourdillon / Channel 4Essex baker James, taking part in The Great British Bake Off this year. Photo: Mark Bourdillon / Channel 4 (Image: © Mark Bourdillon/Love Productions/Channel4 (Channel 4 images must not be altered or manipulated in any way) CHANNEL 4 PICTURE)

Leaving the Bake Off he said: “I wanted to do this to put myself up against really good bakers to see how good I was.

“To be part of that is really humbling.”